Here is the playlist for today's show. Thanks to all who tuned. Podcast will be up later on tonight or tomorrow!
The Flaming Lips - Worm Mountain
Drive Like Jehu - Here Come the Rome Plows
Fugazi - Last Chance For A Slow Dance
mewithoutYou - O, Porcupine
Sonic Youth - Drunken Butterfly
Frank Zappa - Wowie Zowie
Love You Moon - Screams In a Vacuum
Muse - Yes Please
Hella - Biblical Violence
Gogol Bordello - I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again
Pixies - The Sad Punk
Tom Waits - Such A Scream
Smashing Pumpkins - Hello Kitty Kat
Portishead - Mourning Air
Brainiac - Fresh New Eyes
The Stooges - Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell
Modest Mouse - Bankrupt on Selling
Thrice - In Exile
Islands - Swans (Life After Death)
The Beatles - Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Sea Wolf - Leaves in the River
Circa Survive - On Letting Go
BLK JKS - Kwa Nqingetje
Silversun Pickups - Substitution
Thanks to everyone who tuned in today! Hope you all have a Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. First show of 2010 is next Saturday! Remember, keep checking out and listening to http://radio23.org!
From the town of South Pasadena, CA located in Los Angeles County and out of the 9,862,049(and growing) individuals that reside in the county comes a collective of 5 of these individuals. Azad Cheikosman, Taylor Sickler, Eric Fabbro, Bridgette Moody and Julian Nicholson are the individuals of the aforementioned collective that is better known as Torches in Trees.
Drawing inspiration from the likes of The Beatles to Radiohead and much more, springing like a phoenix[see: mythical creature(not band)] from the ashes of their former selves (i.e. Siamese Guns), Torches in Trees is a band whose sound is as versatile as elastic is, well...elastic. Not only is this true of their sound, but each member as well. While the band's setup may consist of the basic elements of a rock band (vocals, two guitars, bass, drums and a keyboard), in no way does any one member serve one primary function in the band(well, other than Eric, but then again, not everyone in the band can be a superb drummer/percussionist, either of those titles being somewhat redundant with the other present). Each member plays different instruments pretty much every other song. Azad sings lead vocals and plays guitar, but will go guitar-less to lend his hand to play some percussion. Taylor will switch from guitar to bass to percussion. Bridgette (wo)mans the keys, but will jump on guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals and even takes the lead in some songs. Julian plays bass, but at times will jump to guitar and even plays some glock[enspiel]. The quintet of talented multi-instrumentalists manages to produce sounds that blend together to create what can be described as the musical equivalent of a drug injected directly to your brain as sound waves through those aural receptors we call ears.
So far, this musical "drug" comes in the form of a six-track EP entitled New Blood, New Sight, which once you have begun (and keeping with the drug metaphor) you are sent on a trip you cannot stop until you have been released at the end of the disc. It grabs you and pulls you in from the very beginning with a very crisp drum intro, joined shortly thereafter by guitar that travels in ambiguous directions, that leads into the first track, "Satchel". A fast-paced track, "Satchel" begins you on your trip and does not let go of you until the EP's closer "Bloody Hands". As your make your way through this journey, you will encounter various visions in the forms of songs. From "Satchel", you are taken to the melodic, dream-like "Pillars Fall", which then turns somewhat nightmarish (i.e. fast, lots of effects, reversed delay, reverb, absolutely wonderful, etc.) with "Good Samaritan". The mellow "Thunderstorms Have Stayed" follows and is another superb track, and the point in your trip where you are actually sitting in on a rock in the rain amidst a bunch of trees. "New Life" (the track which houses the EPs namesake in its lyrics) is another melodic episode that has (in my interpretation) our subject searching for himself, beginning to see things differently, in a new light, finally finding himself and commencing his "New Life". (See what I did there?) The disc ends with "Bloody Hands", a song that punches you in the face from the get-go, watches you bleed on the ground as it wipes the blood off of its hands [am I good at this, or what?(see: sarcasm)], picks you up, has you dance with it and then apologies you and fuses its life force with you.
Having realized I just concept-ed their EP, I tell you, whatever you do, do not take my word for any interpretations. In fact, just check Torches in Trees out, buy the EP and listen for yourself. Also, if you happen to live in the Los Angeles area, check them out at one of their shows (and also buy the EP at that show). If the EP doesn't speak for itself(which it does), their live show does(as well, even better in fact). The band has played at many LA venues such as The Troubadour, The Smell, The Cocaine, L'Keg, are adding Silverlake Lounge to the list this coming Wednesday and even more! Their live show has intensity, energy, passion, musicianship, quality; everything about their live show is great. Live videos of their set at The Smell on June 6th, 2009 can be found on YouTube(linked below).
To sum it all up, Torches in Trees is a quintet of extremely talented young adults (all of whom are under 21) who create a melodic soundscape of layered guitars with effects-a-plenty, keyboard lines that fit into the songs like the perfect puzzle piece, a bass that not only holds the foundation but paints it wonderful colors, drums that seem to sing with the music, amongst other instrumental treats here and there, all topped off with the sincere vocals of Azad Cheikosman and the beautiful harmonies and backings provided by Bridgette Moody. Torches in Trees is definitely a band to watch as they expand their horizons and surely, even if slowly, march up the musical ladder.
In response to the first five words that are heard on the EP, "What will become of this...?" The way I see it, whatever Torches in Trees want it to.
- Erick Barrientos
Here is a video for "Satchel" that is a montage comprised of live footage and was filmed and directed by my friend Marcus Clayton(who also edited it) and myself.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and (soon) a Happy New Year from all of me here at Aural Life! Hope all is wonderful and continues to be as we say goodbye to a decade and welcome in a new one that is sure to be filled with tons of great music, movies, literature and everything wonderful in the world!
Since the ever-growing playlist and podcast archives are going to eat up the sidebar of the blog, making everything else on the sidebar impossible to get to without scrolling down the equivalent of 14 nautical miles (that doesn't make any sense...good), I have decided to have only the 5 most recent playlists and the the 3 most recent podcasts (or something like that) on the sidebar. Now, that being said, the entire archive is going to get moved to a singular blog post, which will be linked on the sidebar and it will become the sort of pseudo-site for the archives (which are the posts above this one).
Hope everyone is having a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
So, I guess it was about time I made one of these. The twitter account has existed for a while, but I should probably update it a bit more, as well as this blog.
Anyway, as the year and decade are ending, I'm thinking of ways to completely make this blog a billion times better in 2010. Will I accomplish it? Hopefully, yes. But that will only be seen come 2010...which is only like a week and a half away. Anyway, remember to listen to http://radio23.org and Aural Life, which broadcasts live every Saturday at 4pm PST/7pm EST on Radio23.
Thanks to any and all who listen to and support radio23, and subsequently Aural Life and all the other fine programming. I did not broadcast last week. I am not broadcasting today. I will not be broadcasting next week (for a slightly different reason), for technical difficulties have rendered me unable to properly do what I love to do here every week on radio23. I hope to be back by the week after next, and I believe that shall be so. The plan after this short hiatus is to start everything up again and hit it with full force. That means: more updates, more album features, the album release calendar is coming back and much more!!
So, I'm going to get everything all sorted out and what not, and I'd like to thank those who support Aural Life and radio23 once again. Very much so.
Hello everyone! Thanks to anyone and everyone who listened to the show this past Saturday and in case you missed it, here's the podcast!!! (click the link or right-click and "Save Link As..." to download)
As always, here's the playlist.
Blonde Redhead - In Particular
Broken Spindles - Move Away
Rilo Kiley - Accidntel Deth
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Spooky Couch
Bat For Lashes - Trophy
Massive Attack - Tear Drop
Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches
Late of the Pier - Mad Dogs and Englishmen
The Mars Volta - Cotopaxi
Michael Jackson - Bad
Radiohead - The National Anthem
Broken Social Scene - Canada Vs. America
Passion Pit - Folds In Your Hands
Torches in Trees - Pillars Fall
Cursive - Art Is Hard
Anthony Green - The First Day of Work at the Microscope Store
Thanks to those who listened, and in case you couldn't catch the show, here's the podcast! (click the link or right-click and "Save Link As..." to download)
Here's the playlist:
Radiohead - Bangers + Mash
Grizzly Bear - Cheerleader
Beirut - My Wife, Lost in the Wild
Land of Talk - Death By Fire
Cursive - Driftwood: A Fairy Tale
mewithoutYou - Every Thought a Thought of You
Deerhunter - Lake Somerset
Torches in Trees - Good Samaritan
Minus the Bear - Knights
Pistolita - Metronome
Mew - The Zookeeper's Boy
James Figurine - All the Way to China
Sondre Lerche & Regina Spektor - Hell No
Animal Collective - Unsolved Mysteries
Manchester Orchestra - Where Have You Been?
Passion Pit - Moth's Wings
Georgie James - Cake Parade
Kate Nash - Skeleton Song
Death Cab for Cutie - I Was a Kaleidoscope
The Faint - Machine in the Ghost
Dntel - Dreams
Zoé - Human Space Volt
Mellowdrone - Fashionably Uninvited
The Sound of Animals Fighting - Another Leather Lung
Broken Social Scene - Backyards
The Dismemberment Plan - I Love a Magician
Battles - Tonto
Again, I think I may be gone this upcoming Saturday, so see you next week.
Here's the playlist from Saturday night's show. Thanks to Marcus for joining me for this week's episode and thanks all who tuned in! And in case you missed it, here's the Podcast! (just click the link or right click and "Save Link As..." to download)
Mew - The Seething Rain Weeps For You (Uda Pruda)
Built to Spill - Conventional Wisdom
Deerhunter - Nothing Ever Happened
Q And Not U - District Night Prayer
Portugal. The Man - The Devil
The Album Leaf - Wherever I Go
Tera Melos - Melody 7
Phoenix - Girlfriend
Hot Chip - Arrest Yourself
Lamb - Five
No Age - Semi-Sorted
Les Savy Fav - Reprobate's Resumé
Holy Fuck - Choppers
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Noonward Race
Flight of the Conchords - Foux Du Fafa
Slowdive - Celia's Dream
Regina Spektor - Pound of Flesh
mewithoutYou - Timothy Hay
Mellowdrone - Whatever the Deal
Bran Van 3000 - Willard
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Kinky - Mirando De Lado
Say Hi - We Lost the Albatross
Neon Blonde - Love Hounds
Don Caballero - Well Built Road
The Sound of Animals Fighting - Uzbekistan
Once again, thanks to everyone who tuned in. I will not be broadcasting Saturday, June 6th, but I will be back the following week on June 13th. Remember.
So, a little bit before I decided to start Aural Life, I went to see Circa Survive a few times in February and did a couple of interviews on 02/06/09 on behalf of my friend Gabby's blog, Avant-Noise. Now, since I have my own blog, I'll post them here, and I'm sure Avant-Noise will have them posted up somewhere as well. These are a bit overdue, but better late than never, I always say.
Hello everyone! Thanks to all who tuned in to the show this weekend. Aural Life was celebrating the 10th Anniversary of The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin by playing the album in it's entirety. Along with it, we also had some other great music. Here's the playlist, and if you missed it, here's the PODCAST! (just click that link or right-click and "Save Link As..." to download)
The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize(sacrifice of the new scientists)
The Flaming Lips - A Spoonful Weighs a Ton
The Flaming Lips - The Spark That Bled (The Softest Bullet Ever Shot)
The Flaming Lips - Slow Motion
The Flaming Lips - What Is The Light? (An untested hypothesis suggesting that the chemical [in our brains] by which we are able to experience the sensation of being in love is the same chemical that caused the "Big Bang" that was the birth of the accelerating universe)
The Flaming Lips - The Observer
The Flaming Lips - Waitin' for a Superman (Is it gettin' heavy??)
The Flaming Lips - Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Death anxiety caused by moments of boredom)
The Flaming Lips - The Gash (Battle Hymn for the wounded mathematician)
The Flaming Lips - Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
The Flaming Lips - Sleeping on the Roof (excerpt from "Should We Keep The Severed Head Awake??")
The Flaming Lips - The Spiderbite Song
The Flaming Lips - Buggin' (The buzz of love is busy buggin' you)
The Postal Service - Suddenly Everything Has Changed
The Happy Hollows - Lieutenant
Torches In Trees - Bloody Hands
Colour Revolt - A New Family
Theresa Andersson - Japanese Art
mewithoutYou - Goodbye, I!
Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, On A Spit
Of Montreal - My British Tour Diary
Camera Obscura - The Sweetest Thing
Vampire Weekend - Walcott
Metric - Twilight Galaxy
Phoenix - Fences
Passion Pit - Little Secrets
Maps & Atlases - Daily News
Hope everyone tunes in next week.
Remember:
Aural Life Live from South Gate, CA Saturdays 8pm-10pm PST http://radio23.org (Channel A) peace&love .erick.
So, recently, I've been hearing about Theresa Andersson, mostly from Jason Bentley, DJ and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic on KCRW, while listening to the program. I first heard about Theresa Andersson when I was listening to KCRW, NPR...one of those listener-supported stations. They were playing some music from a live performance of hers, and it was good jazzy-alternative music. Then they started discussing her performance...and mentioned that she did everything herself using loops recorded live. I was very intrigued, so I checked her out online and I was amazed.
Theresa Andersson is a woman from New Orleans, though she was born and raised in Sweden and lived there until she was 18. The music she plays is great. Not only is she a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, violin, dulcimer, glockenspiel, percussion (you name it, she could probably play it) and using her voice as a percussive instrument and to sing, but she, in her own repsect, is somewhat like a DJ. With arsenal of 40 or so pedals in front of her, Theresa is a one-woman-band. All of her songs are full of life and sound that she produces herself. Drums, guitars, violin, dulcimer, glockenspiel, everything she does herself. Her own vocal harmonies, even down to a duet with, well, herself. Nothing is prerecorded when she performs, everything she does is live, recorded live using a ton of looping pedals. This not only requires an internal sense of the tempo of the song, but full attentiveness and even balance. From cueing loops while playing, twisting knobs with her toes (she performs barefoot), multitasking barely scratches the surface of what she does when she performs and she does it so flawlessly and makes it look so simple. She knows how to do what she does, and she does it well. Not only is what she does visually astonishing, but sonically, it is great. Her music is wonderful and once you find out how she does it all live, that it is not a band backing her but HER backing her, you are even more amazed.
But don't just take my word for it, check her out for yourself:
Here are the videos from her youtube channel of her performing her songs "Na Na Na" and "Birds Fly Away":
"Na Na Na"
"Birds Fly Away"
Also, I highly suggest that you watch her Morning Becomes Eclectic In-Studio Session. You can watch it here: Theresa Andersson on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic You can also stream just audio, but I highly suggest you watch it.
Then you'll love In Rainbows 2: Electric Boogaloo!!!
No, but seriously, the good ole blokes at the BBC say that Radiohead has entered the studio and have started work on the follow up to 2007's In Rainbows (oh my, has it really been that long?). Knowing Radiohead, this will definitely not be In Rainbows part two, but something more amazing than we can even begin to fathom (I hope.)
Thanks to everyone who listened this last show, hope you enjoyed the music and in case you missed it...PODCAST! (just click that link or right-click and "Save Link As..." to download)
And of course, here's the playlist for the show.
Chromeo - Me and My Man
Say Hi - Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
Animal Collective - Lion in a Coma
Paper Route - Wish
El-P - Tasmanian Pain Coaster
The Kills - Murdermile
Bat for Lashes - Sarah
E.L.O. (Electric Light Orchestra) - Mr. Blue Sky
Cage the Elephant - Free Love
Land of Talk - Give Me Back My Heart Attack
Cursive - Shallow Means, Deep Ends
Gogol Bordello - Supertheory of Supereverything
Mogwai - The Sun Smells Too Loud
The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly
The Postal Service - There's Never Enough Time
Torches In Trees - Thunderstorms Have Stayed
We Barbarians - Walls
Amazing Baby - Supreme Being
The Happy Hollows - Labyrinth
Q And Not U - X-Polynation
!!! - Heart of Hearts
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Bright Eyes - Arc of Time (Time Code)
The Sound of Animals Fighting - The Heretic
Silversun Pickups - Common Reactor
Thanks once again to everyone who tuned in to the show, hope you all tune in again next week! Tell your friends, tell your parents, tell your dog!
Aural Life Live from South Gate, CA Saturdays 8pm-10pm PST http://radio23.org (Channel A)
This is my first real post (see previous post) in a WHIIIIILE, but I just got back from a show a little while ago and want to give my brief synopsis of it.
Tonight/Last night, after sitting through traffic for about an hour in the afternoon, I finally made it to the Troubadour where I was privileged to see The Happy Hollows (again!! =]!) To be honest, they are the main reason I went to the concert, but the other two bands were very good as well.
The concert got going at about 8:30 to a barely 1/5-full Troubadour, (which, if you don't know, is a rather tiny venue, max cap. being probably in the 300s), if that. At this time, warpaint began their set. Luckily, as they began, the place started filling up a little more.
warpaint is a great 4-piece from...well...somewhere here in California. Their mostly mellow, shoegazey Indie rock was quite pleasant on the ears. Beautiful melodies, very often harmonized beautifully, produced by the two female vocalists above the 2-guitar, bass and drum (or sometimes guitar, keyboard, bass, drum and even for one song keyboard, bass, drum) very harmonious music. The band is very ambient, using a gratuitous amount of reverb on vocals and instrumentation. The drums were quite dynamic; the softs and the accents were delivered so well, that it helped a lot with the outer shape of the songs. Overall, warpaint are a very enjoyable band who put on a great live show. Check them out here: http://myspace.com/worldwartour
Afternoons, although they were the headliners, I am going to put next. Afternoons are a septet (I don't think I've ever used that...or anyone ever uses that), or seven-piece, from here in Los Angeles. The band while performing most often has this as their instrumental line-up, two guitars, bass, keyboards, two drum kits and a vocalist/percussionist. Although, some songs do vary in instrumentation, one of the drummers also plays trumpet during some songs, and actually joins in on guitar in one. Afternoons seem somewhat like they picked up an "Arcade Fire" stencil and drew themselves out. The performance is very reminiscent of Arcade Fire's performances, not in that the sounds are the same, but the fact that there are so many people up on stage at once. Afternoons have a very great, big sound to their music. The use of two drum kits is not redundant at all, while the drummers do play unison parts at times, most of the parts polyrhythmic drum patterns that would otherwise require a couple of extra arms. The music itself is very catchy and well composed, with vocal harmonies, accompanying horn parts as well as some extra percussion such as tambourine and even a Concert Bass drum (such as those used in wind ensembles.) The songs range from somewhat heavy, fast and punchy to slow, melodic and very nice to listen to. Afternoons should be checked out by you! Here you go: http://myspace.com/afternoonsmusic
And of course, The Happy Hollows. I don't think there is much more I can say that I didn't say about them in the post about the Silversun Pickups show except, really, there is soooo much more I can say about The Happy Hollows. Once again, their talent is displayed in their music. They are such great, energetic performers that love being up there. They performed a few more songs than they did at the Glass House, including a new one or two, I can't quite recall, but it was great. Pheonomenal job by a phoenomenal band. Not to mention, they are some of the most awesome people ever. To sum it up, I pretty much just really can't wait until the next time they play a show (that I can go to). I got to hang out with The Happy Hollow peeps a bit before the show and after the show, and they are aboslutely amazing people. Also, Brian and Joe from Silversun Pickups were at the show. They are big fans of The Happy Hollows and I think it is so great to see members of established bands actually take an interest in local bands they become fans of. So, if you haven't already, check out The Happy Hollows on MySpace or Facebook. Also, you can check out my featured article on them here.
Awesome show. Amazing people. Amazing time. That is all.
So, I've been pretty busy recently, the past few weeks really. End of the school year. I haven't even done this month's album release calendar and we're already past the second Tuesday of the month. I will still do a belated album release calendar, but really, I dislike the lack of posts. THe last three consecutive posts have been playlists, and I only do those once a week, so yeah... Summer is coming soon, which means even though I am taking a summer course at school, I should have a bit more time.
So be on the look out for:
This past Saturday's Podcast up LATE, but up, and all other Podcasts ON TIME.
Album Release Calendars (on time, hopefully)
A LOT more "Featured Release" articles (I think I'm gonna try to stick to Fridays, so I know when I'll be doing one, but it may be randomly)
More Featured Local Band articles
More posts about concerts (assuming I have ways to go to them often enough)
More news posts in general.
Also, keep posted for other things as well...
Thanks to all who read the blog. Remember to listen to the show on Saturday nights, from 8pm-10pm PST (California/West Coast United States) or whatever time in your respective area of the world. http://radio23.org
Last night, or rather...a few hours ago, was a special 3-hour broadcast of Aural Life! Thanks to all who tuned in, and a special thanks to my buddy Marcus, who has joined me for a couple of shows and joined me again today for ALL THREE HOURS!!! I (and maybe Marcus) will be back same time, same place next Saturday. Here's the playlist:
TV on the Radio - Halfway Home
The Kills - Love is a Deserter
Q And Not U - Black Plastic Bag
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
The Mars Volta - Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
Gang Gang Dance - Desert Storm
Coconut Records - Nighttiming
Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Remix)
Death From Above 1979 - Blood On Our Hands (Justice Remix)
Metric - Blindness
Prefuse 73 - Storm Returns
Animal Collective - My Girls
Cursive - The Great Decay
Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old
Liars - The Garden Was Crowded and Outside
Minus the Bear - The Fix
Cage the Elephant - Tiny Little Robots
Torches in Trees - Satchel
Halos - Helium
We Barbarians - War Clouds
The Happy Hollows - Lieutenant
Death Cab for Cutie - I Was a Kaleidoscope
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Bat For Lashes - Glass
John Frusciante - Unreachable
Bright Eyes - Loose Leaves
Matt Costa - Cigarette Eyes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Black Tongue
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - Population Council's Wet Dream
Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into Place
Broken Social Scene - KC Accidental
Sonic Youth - Little Trouble Girl
Bear Vs. Shark - Buses/No Buses
Black Flag - Rise Above
Les Savy Fav - Je T'aime
Once again, thanks to everyone who tuned in. I shall be back again next week. Also, (hopefully) starting next week, I will begin podcasting the show. I should have that all set up and worked out by then, so I'd say yeah, I should be good to go.
This is Erick. I am currently sitting in the AT&T Cool Down and Charge Up tent in between the Gobi and Mojave tents at Coachella on this, Sunday April 19th, the final day of Coachella. The experience so far has been epically amazing. Friday was much fun and ended at 1a.m. after Sir Paul McCartney did a two-and-a-half hour set that included two encores and a ton of Beatles repertoire. Yesterday, I spent most of the day in front of the mainstage until M.I.A., which was intense, then I ended last night with MSTRKRFT. It's about 1p.m. here and the events are just getting started, so after I return home tomorrow, I will have detailed blogs of the past three days. Thanks everyone, hope you are all well.
The badasses above are none other than The Happy Hollows, if not apparent enough by the big blue letters underneath them. They are from, well...I haven't quite figured that out yet, Los Angeles, I can easily assume, specifically, I'm not sure, but from a place they like to call Negahdariland, CA. The Happy Hollows is comprised of the beautiful and talented guitarist/vocalist Sarah Negahdari (makes sense now, right?), bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Charlie Mahoney and drummer/backing vocalist Chris Hernandez. Their music is nothing short of raw, awesome (dare I say rawesome? yay for port-manteaux), energetic and just great. I was fortunate enough to catch them live opening for the Silversun Pickups, and their performance speaks for them to an even further extent. Sarah's performing almost made me think of Karen O (of Yeah Yeah Yeahs) if she played guitar on stage. Charlie's performing reminded me somewhat of when I saw Q And Not U perform. Chris is a very talented drummer and his performance makes it seem like his drumming is effortless and he enjoys himself A LOT. In fact, you can tell they all love playing. I can easily say that now, I love listening and watching. So far, The Happy Hollows have released 2 EPs and a Limited Edition 7-inch (or..at least that's what I know). One entitled Bunnies & Bombs, available through iTunes, and various other digital musical outlets (or, um...these:Emusic, Napster and Rhapsody. ), and the other entitled Imaginary, available for FREE! (or pay what you want), but free if you put 5 of your coolest, raddest, most awesomest, closest friends' e-mail addresses (because you're no friend if you don't introduce them to The Happy Hollows) into the little widget thing that can be found below, then you will receive the album via e-mail. Also, if you like vinyl, you can buy the 7-inch! (which I would have done at the show had I money. Damn economic recession, otherwise known as the American Economy's scapegoat.) Before I go off on a tangent, LISTEN TO THE HAPPY HOLLOWS, NOW!
Tell your friends about them. Tell your parents about them. Tell your grandparents about them. Tell your professors, your coworkers, your dog, your cat, your chinchilla, that one relative you haven't really talked to in 12 years but call occasionally to borrow money that you never pay back and tell them about The Happy Hollows!!!
